alantronics

I am from UT-Austin and I like to think of myself as a maker / hacker / tinkerer. My major is ME, which stands for... Make Everything! (or mechanical engineering). On a side note, I am also an undergraduate research at the Human-Centered Robotics Lab

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What Time Is It?! No. Seriously, What Lumping Time Is It?! http://www.alantronics.me/2013/06/adventure-time-clocks-what-time-is-it.html

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May I see your CAD drawing? Also,I think I may paint "police telephone box" on the top, so maybe I can find stencils to make that easier.

Hey! glad to hear that you are trying this out.Try visiting my new still being built website. http://www.alantronics.me/2013/04/simpletardisbookcase.htmlit has a link to the Thingiverse CAD files, and some pictures of what other people made. (orange links)

good luck!

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Baby Blue Bird

check out my Etsy shop! :)

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:) I made a photography light box and decided to give my photos a little different style. revamped Doctor Who "How else would you keep track of all the wibbly wobbly timey wimey… stuff, right?" clocks alantronics.etsy.com

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Adventure Time Clocks! - "What time is it?! Adventure time! No, seriously, what lumping time is it?"

shop: alantronics.etsy.com photos: Imgur

Being a big fan, I am excited to share this with everyone! :) Each wood sheet is first spray painted, then go through a few stages of laser rastering/ cutting, and finally hand assembled. I am selling these as a hobby, so I can just make enough back to keep my geekery going.

Cheers, Alan 

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Doctor Who Clocks - How else would you keep track of all the wibbly wobbly timey wimey... stuff, right?

This time around, I designed/ made a bunch of Doctor Who clocks. great for new college apartments :P 

Shop: ETSY SHOP [link] :)

**edit - due to some problems, I have taken down the links from Thingiverse

Cheers, Alan 

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Superhero Clock to the rescue!! ========================= Since I didn't get to go to comic con :(, I have decided to design/make a set of superhero clocks instead to show my geekery.

shop: alantronics.etsy.com [link] , just because I made a bunch as prototypes and... really, I can only own so many clocks. Hahah

**edit - due to some problems, I have removed the files from Thingiverse

Cheers, Alan 

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A couple of people asked me for this, so here's the thingiverse link for the solidworks files Not sure how much these CAD files would help, but enjoy! :) 

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Hi :) for your TARDIS shelf, what shade/brand of paint did you use? It looks amazing!

Hello! glad you liked it!I used two cans of the Rust-Oleum's Gloss Brilliant Blue from home depot.here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/6uye93f 

but really, i think any sort of blue would look pretty decent. 

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Making a Simple Tardis Bookcase ================

~ $60 + 15 hours (lots of it in between waiting for paint/ wood glue to dry)

bill of material:

1. structural (use screws)      4 pcs - 11.25" x 0.75" x 18" (sold as 12" by 1", cut to 18" at HomeDepot)      2 pcs - 11.25" x 0.75" x 36" (sold as 12" by 1", cut to 36")      24+ pcs screws -  I used #6 x 1.25" (anything #6 - #10 and 1+" long works)      1 pcs - 19" x 36" (backboard; can be cut from big 4' by 8' of of thin plywood) 

2.  top decoration (use wood glue)      2 pcs - 3.5" x 0.75" x 12" (sold as 4" by 1", cut to 12")      1 pcs - 3.5" x 0.75" x 19.5" (sold as 4" by 1", cut to 19.5")      1 pcs - 11.25" x 0.75" x 17.5" (sold as 12" by 1", cut to 17.5") 3. fine decoration  (use wood glue)      6 pcs - 31.75" x 2" (cut from big plywood sheet)      12 pcs - 2.625" x 2" (same plywood. * I used 11/32" thickness, but any works)      4 pcs - 2.625" x 1" ( just break two of above into 4 pieces)

4. For the top tardis alarm light, I used a PVC pipe connected to a pipe cap 5. your choice of blue spray paint (white for window too) + wood glue You can buy all these from HomeDepot, and get most of them cut for free there as well. If not, any saw would do the trick, just a bit more work on your part. Pictures are worth a thousand words, so I made some CAD drawing for anyone who wants to try this as a weekend project. Good Luck and Cheers!

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minion meets star wars. pet AT-AT walker.

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minion meets stargate

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minion meets the doctor

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sang by the Master. episode "Last of the Time Lords" of 3rd season Doctor Who